Otis Spunkmeyer plant to close, leaving 130 employees jobless

Around 130 employees at the Otis Spunkmeyer plant in Export, Westmoreland County, have lost their jobs.

Employees said all production at the plant was suspended last week, and workers were called to a mandatory meeting Tuesday morning.

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At the meeting, they were notified the plant was closing and the jobs would be run out of the company's Germany plant.

"It's almost a sickening feeling," said an employee who did not want to be identified for fear of losing a severance package. "The majority of people were in shock, I think."

The baked goods distribution company is most well-known for its line of muffins and cookies.

Swiss-based company ARYZTA bought Otis Spunkmeyer in 2006, according to Otis Spunkmeyer's website.

"We can't control that. They're owned by a European company so they can put it where they want it," said another employee, who did not want to be identified for fear of losing a severance package. "It's disappointing. They were a good company. They were good to me. I look forward to moving on."

Messages left at the Export location and for a corporate Otis Spunkmeyer spokeswoman were not returned Tuesday afternoon.

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